So a week ago I went down to San Diego for Luminance @ The Loft – UCSD. It’s been such a crazy week that I haven’t had a chance to write about it until now. The show was blast! I had so much fun performing and I got to meet fellow artists Legaci, JR Aquino, and Jenny Suk. Even AJ Rafael made an appearance! Also a big CONGRATS to ISA Magazine for launching their first issue. May we see many more issues! Finally, I must give HUGE PROPS to Kane Diep, curator of the Luminance series. Kane’s vision for the show was all about empowering Asian Americans in pop culture. Thanks Kane, for giving us a platform, brother!

Luminance was the perfect cap to a crazy week. Multiple shows, and the 2 hr drive from LA to SD. Had such a good time meeting people afterwards, and even made it back to LA in time to walk the dog!

So I know the official day was February 14th, which is also Valentine’s, but Happy Lunar New Year just the same! Traditionally the celebrations last two weeks from the new moon to the full moon so it’s all good. This pic is of the lion dance that went on before my set last Sunday. With two shows and a third at Luminance in SD it was quite the insane weekend! Shoutouts to Sonny and Lowell for organizing the celebrations!

This past weekend is going down as one of the most inspirational times of my life. From performing for the Lunar New Year celebrations in LA to heading down to  Luminance at UC – San Diego.

But what really kicked off the spirit was participating in 4cthepower on Saturday. 4cthepower is an org that provides awesome workshops in the performing arts for youth. My buddies afterschoolspecial and I got to give a songwriting workshop for middle/high school students. What I find amazing every time I teach is that I end up learning more valuable things about life from these awesome kids than I could ever hope to teach them. Shoutouts to DanAkaDan and afterschoolspecial, and MAJOR PROPS to the students and MamaD!

Check out my recent interview with AArisings. For those of you that don’t know, AArisings is the Godfather of AA blogs. Shoutouts to Nelson and Ray!

What up, UCSD! My first show of the year! I’m performing at Luminance, Sunday – February 21st at The Loft! Line up includes JR Aquino, Jenny Suk, and Legaci! The show’s gonna sell out so make sure you get your tickets NOW!